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If you're a homeless woman in Sydney, charities say you have a very slim chance of finding a bed in a shelter tonight. Homelessness groups are worried that women's shelters are under an unprecedented level of demand. Women turned away from crisis accommodation are instead sleeping on trains, in ...

The doors of Sydney's Town Hall have been thrown open to thousands of people needing to access those sort of simple services. Homelessness numbers have been slowly rising in Australia in recent years, and some rough sleepers say that's putting a strain on day-to-day services. ...